A select credit list from 20 years of mobilizing knowledge through media design and production.
Fragile Arctic: Writer / Photographer. National newspaper science feature exploring ecosystem modeling work on board a Coast Guard tender, in preparation for the next wave of oil and gas exploration in the Beaufort Sea. (CanWest Media – Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen) (more)(PDF)
Survival Tool Analysis: Centre for Health Care Management / Writer. Translate recent operational research on improved patient care and management at the BC Cancer Care Centre into a story for the public. Focus on new partnerships between academia and health care management. (UBC) (more) (PDF)
Al-Khobar Science & Technology Center, Saudi Arabia: Interpretive writer / Producer. Part of a team creating educational video and interactive exhibits for a new science centre. (Lunny Group).
Space Medicine: Supervising Producer/Writer. Two one-hour documentary specials linking developments in space technology to cutting edge medical advances here on Earth. (Discovery Health Channel/Discovery Canada). (Learn more and watch the video)
Champions of the Wild: Writer / Director / Editor. A half hour series exploring the fate of endangered species around the globe and the efforts of wildlife champions to protect them. (Discovery Canada). (Learn more and watch the video)
Witness the Evil: Writer / Director / Editor. A thirty minute documentary on the horrors witnessed by Canadian Peacekeepers in Rwanda, commissioned by Dallaire. (DND / CBC). (Learn more and watch the video)
Transgenesis: Writer / Director. A one-hour documentary on agricultural biotechnology in Canada; part of the Forbidden Places series. (Discovery Canada). (Learn more and watch the video)
Healing with Animals: Writer / Director / Editor. A half-hour series of stories exploring the science behind the power of animals to improve our lives and health. (Discovery Health Channel) (Learn more and watch the video)
Expo 2005, Canada Pavilion: Field producer / director. Field produce and direct intense, high definition cross country shoot for the Canada Pavilion. (Lunny Group).
Strangers to the Land: Executive Producer / Writer / Director / Editor. A 45 minute documentary chronicling a week-long adventure course with the Outward Bound, in which Aboriginal youth from across the country re-discover their heritage. (CBC Rough Cuts) (Watch the opening). (Watch a clip) (Clip) (Clip)
Breaking the Silence: Writer / Director / Editor. A one-hour documentary featuring stories from AIDS activists in Southern Africa, on how the AIDS/HIV pandemic is affecting women. (CIDA / Vision TV, WTN, TVO, Knowledge Network, Access Alberta).
Alternate Route: Writer / Director. A 45 minute documentary which tells the stories of six young entrepreneurs who overcome social violence by carving out their own niches in today’s tough economic environment. (National Film Board). (Watch a clip) (Watch a clip)
Turning Point: Writer / Editor. A half-hour documentary of the story of efforts by west coast First Nations to find common ground for government negotiations. (David Suzuki Foundation).
StormWarning! Writer / Director. Each episode of this docudrama series tells the story of powerful storms and the people who survive them. (Discovery Channel USA/Discovery Canada). (Watch a clip)
Great Canadian Parks: Writer / Director. This documentary series profiles our national and provincial parks, revealing the science and natural history that make each region’s ecosystem unique. (Discovery Canada). (Watch a clip)
Club Mode: Head Writer. First interactive weekly social drama (soap) on the Internet, sponsored by Corel Corporation.
Keeping Our Stories Alive – The Sculpture of Canada’s Inuit: Writer / Director. A half-hour documentary that explores the lives and artistic expression of three Inuit carvers in Canada’s North. (DIAND / National Gallery of Canada). (Watch the opening)
HistoryLands: Writer / Director. A sister series to Great Canadian Parks, Historylands recounts the tales of our national historic sites, bringing to life the characters and events of our rich Canadian heritage. (History Television)
LifeSpace: Field Producer. Thirteen provocative half-hours on living in space, shot on location with the CSA, NASA and ESA in Canada, the USA and Europe. (Discovery Canada)
Earth Tones: Writer / Director / Editor. Twenty-nine short pieces on environmental and agricultural science, from labs across the country, for @discovery.ca. (Discovery Canada/RDI) (Watch a story)
Healthy Home: Field Producer. Daily half-hour magazine series that investigates personal, emotional and environmental health in and around the home. (Discovery Health Channel)
